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YA Author Talk

in partnership with Words Worth Books

2024-03-19 19:00:00 2024-03-19 20:00:00 America/New_York YA Author Talk For teens ages 13 and up and adults. Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Tuesday, March 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-19 19:00:00 2024-03-19 20:00:00 America/New_York YA Author Talk For teens ages 13 and up and adults. Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Main Library

James J. Brown Auditorium

For teens ages 13 and up and adults.

Join us for a riveting interview with teen authors Kristen Ciccarelli and Mark Morton as they discuss their upcoming releases Heartless Hunter and The Headmasters.

For teens ages 13+ and adults.

Presented in partnership with Words Worth Books in celebration of 40 years.

WATCH LIVE FROM HOME! Stream this author event live through Zoom - no registration required for live streaming. To watch live, CLICK HERE.

About Kristen Ciccarelli:

Kristen Ciccarelli is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into over a dozen languages. Before writing stories for a living, she dropped out of college and worked as a baker, a potter, a bookseller, and an NGO worker. She lives with her husband and toddler in the Niagara region of Ontario.

About Mark Morton:

Mark Morton, author of The Headmasters and Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities (nominated for a Julia Child Award), is also the author of three other nonfiction titles, The End: Closing Words for a Millennium (winner of the Alexander Isbister Award for nonfiction); The Lover’s Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex (republished in the UK as Dirty

Words), and Cooking with Shakespeare. He’s also written more than 50 columns for Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture (University of California Press) and has written and broadcast more than a hundred columns about language and culture for CBC Radio. Mark has a PhD in sixteenth-century literature from the University of Toronto and has taught at several universities in France and Canada. He currently works at the University of Waterloo. He and his wife, Melanie Cameron (also an author), have four children, four dogs, one rabbit, and no time.

Programmer:  Ikhlas

Kristen Ciccarelli & Mark Morton

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs, Writing and Authors |

TAGS: | Author Event |

Main Library

Phone: 519-886-1310 ext. 129

Hours
Mon, Apr 29 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 30 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 01 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 02 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 03 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 04 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, May 05 1:00PM to 4:00PM

About the branch

The Main Library is located in UpTown Waterloo, steps away from King St. It is home to the James J. Brown Auditorium, Board Room and Ellis Little Local History Room.

Upcoming events

Sat, May 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
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Sat, May 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
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Sat, May 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Sat, May 04, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 7 to 12 years old.
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Mon, May 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 11 to 23 months with a caregiver.
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Mon, May 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
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Tue, May 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
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Wed, May 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
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Wed, May 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
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Wed, May 08, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
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Wed, May 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
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Wed, May 08, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Thu, May 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, May 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver

Thu, May 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Older Adults
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Thu, May 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
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Thu, May 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adult
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Thu, May 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
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Sat, May 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, May 11, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For families with children of all ages.

Sat, May 11, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
Families

Mon, May 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages 11 to 23 months with a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, May 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For children ages 8 to 12 years old.

Mon, May 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adult

Wed, May 15, 10:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch
Adults

Wed, May 15, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, May 15, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
For children ages 3 to 5 years old.
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Wed, May 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Thu, May 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, May 16, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver

Thu, May 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Older Adults
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Thu, May 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adult
This event is full

Thu, May 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Sat, May 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For families with children of all ages.

Tue, May 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For children ages 8 and up with a caregiver.
This event is full

Tue, May 21, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
McCormick Branch
For children ages 5 to 12 years old.

Tue, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Adults

Wed, May 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, May 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
For children ages 3 to 5 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Wed, May 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Thu, May 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, May 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver

Thu, May 23, 10:30am - 12:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Older Adults
This event is full

Thu, May 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Board Room
Adult

Thu, May 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Sat, May 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, May 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For families with children of all ages.

Mon, May 27, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Naturespace
For children ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, May 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adult

Tue, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For children ages 6 and up with a caregiver.
Registration opens Tuesday, May 7 2024 at 9:30am

Wed, May 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
For children ages 3 to 5 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Adults

Thu, May 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, May 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages 0 to 5 years old with a caregiver

Thu, May 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Older Adults
This event is full

Thu, May 30, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.
Registration opens Thursday, May 9 2024 at 9:30am

Thu, May 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Adult
This event is full

Fri, May 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room
Families

Fri, May 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For children ages 5 to 12

Sat, Jun 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
Ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, Jun 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Everyone Welcome